Overview

This unit aims to provide students with relevant and meaningful industry experience through completion of a project or deliverable for an industry-linked or industry relevant project. Students will work on authentic business issues or challenges and work individually and as part of a team to provide a solution to an industry relevant problem. The unit will contribute to the development of the student’s employability skills and exposure to industry and industry connections.

Requisites

Prerequisites

50 Credit Points 

AND

Enrolled in a SoBLE Postgraduate course

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to SME and/or social enterprise problems with intellectual independence that meets the requirements of the industry relevant problem
  • Work collaboratively as a member or leader of a team and/or with stakeholders and implement methods for optimising collaboration
  • Reflect on industry project experience using appropriate theories of reflexivity and identify areas for development

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual/Group 40 - 60% 1,2,3 
AssignmentIndividual 40 - 60% 1,3 

Content

  • Students will be exposed to professional business practices
  • Overview of Australian business practices, business culture and business expectations
  • Working in teams, groups and as an individual
  • Reflective practice to inform self-development and improvement both independently and with the assistance of others
  • Organisational culture and structure
  • Leadership behaviour and practice

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.